PRESS RELEASE
The Salvation Army Distributing Doughnuts to Fitness Fanatics on National Doughnut Day
ROSEVILLE, Minn. – June 2, 2011 – Twin Cities LA Fitness members will receive fresh doughnuts, bananas and juice on Friday, June 3 during The Salvation Army’s 73rd annual National Doughnut Day.
From 7–8 a.m., Salvation Army volunteers will be handing out dozens of doughnuts at all 12 LA Fitness locations across the metro.
“When we were looking at places to hand out doughnuts we thought, who better to have a doughnut in the morning than someone who has already worked out,” said Major Darryl Leedom, commander of the Twin Cities Salvation Army. “National Doughnut Day is a great way to reward these individuals for their passion and commitment, just as The Salvation Army is passionate and committed to helping people in need.”
The Salvation Army is often credited with popularizing the doughnut in the United States through its service to soldiers during World War I. Salvation Army women known as “doughnut lassies” served doughnuts to men battling on the front lines, sometimes cooking the pastries in helmets filled with oil. The first National Doughnut Day was held in Chicago in 1938 to honor the lassies and to raise funds for the Army’s social service programs during the Great Depression.
The Twin Cities Salvation Army serves more than 214,000 people a year through its 25 local centers of operation. Daily it serves 2,100 hot meals and shelters 900 people. More than 33,000 local volunteers help The Salvation Army provide these and other services, from child daycare to senior housing. To volunteer with The Salvation Army or to make a donation, please call 651-746-3400 or toll free at 800-SAL-ARMY. Checks made out to The Salvation Army may be sent to 2445 Prior Ave. N, Roseville, MN 55113. Click below to make an online donation.
